When the Switch 2 edition came out last year, I wanted to do a new run that was different and challenging. It took a really long time, but I was able to manage it. It was rewarding to find creative solutions to make it work. Curious about how something is possible? Just ask! I hope someone will have fun trying this.
Conditions:
- Link may only carry one weapon, one bow, and one shield at a time. If a second of anything is picked up, one of them must be dropped.
- Link may carry a maximum of 30 arrows. If more arrows are picked up by mistake, Link must fire arrows at the ground until he's back down to 30.
- Link may only carry one set (or combination of sets) of armor at a time (one headpiece, one top, and one bottom). If additional armor is bought or found, either the new or old armor must be sold.
- Link may not carry anything in his inventory besides what's mentioned above. No items, no meals, no Zonai capsules. "Key Items" and rupees are allowed with no limits.
- Link may not fast-travel. Ever. Including during the tutorial.
- Link may not use the paraglider.
- Link may not complete any temples. All bosses must be faced one after another in the Depths.
- The Great Deku Tree must be saved.
- Link must acquire the Master Sword. Once he has it, that counts as his one weapon. He is allowed to pick up another weapon while the Master Sword is recharging, but he must drop it once the recharge is complete.
- Exception 1: Link can use the "hold" function to carry up to five items at a time. He can put up to five items in his inventory only if he immediately holds them and visibly carries them in his arms. For Great Fairy upgrades, if Link can find a way to transport all the necessary materials to a Great Fairy and drop them in front of her fountain, he is allowed to collect them all to give to her.
- Exception 2: If Link carries ingredients using the "hold" function, he is allowed to cook them at a cooking pot, but he must consume the meal immediately after cooking it.
- Exception 3: When Link is ready to complete the game and head down the chasm beneath Hyrule Castle, he is allowed to take three Zonai capsules with him. I couldn't find a way to beat the game with the above conditions unless I made this exception.
- No glitches allowed. Debatable glitches are also not allowed. That means no grabbing a vertical surface after skydiving to avoid fall damage, and no long jump.